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Suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members near the white house Has been identified as an Afghan national, and named by authorities.
multiple outlets includingThe Associated Pressreported that the suspect is believed to be Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who entered the US in September 2021 and was living in Washington state.
Authorities were still working to confirm details of his background on Wednesday evening.
Information about firing was received at around 2 pm. Downtown Washington, D.C. Both National Guard members Officials said his condition was critical and he was being treated at a local hospital. According to the police, the suspect is also being treated at a local hospital.
The attack was later described as a “targeted” attack and the White House was attacked. lockdown During the incident.
Donald Trump, who is in Florida for Thanksgiving, reacted to the incident true social Post.
“The beast that shot two National Guardsmen, both of whom were seriously injured and are now in two different hospitals, but regardless, he will pay a very high price,” Trump wrote. “God bless our great National Guard and our entire military and law enforcement.”
Trump blames Biden for the attack in DC
In his remarks, Donald Trump blamed his predecessor Joe Biden for Wednesday’s attack.
“The Department of Homeland Security is confident that the suspect in custody is an alien who entered our country from Afghanistan, which is a hell on earth,” the president said.
“He was sent on those infamous flights by the Biden administration in September 2021 that everyone was talking about.
“Nobody knew who was coming. Nobody knew anything about it. His status was elevated under a law signed by President Biden, who was a disastrous president, the worst president in the history of our country.”
The president said the attack “highlights the greatest national security threat our country faces.”
mike bedigan27 November 2025 02:21
Trump calls DC shootings a ‘crime against humanity’
Donald Trump described the attack on two National Guardsmen in Washington DC as a “crime against humanity”.
“This heinous attack was an act of evil, an act of hatred and an act of terror. It was a crime against our entire country,” the president said in remarks Wednesday evening.
“This was a crime against humanity. The hearts of all Americans tonight are with those two members of the West Virginia National Guard and their families, the love of our entire nation is overflowing for them, and we include them in our prayers as we are filled with pain and sorrow for those who were shot.
“They were also filled with righteous anger and brutal determination.”
mike bedigan27 November 2025 02:18
Obama sends love to families of slain National Guardsmen
Former President Barack Obama sent his love to the families of two National Guardsmen who were shot in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving.
“There is no place for violence in America,” Obama wrote on Twitter.
mike bedigan27 November 2025 at 02:00
Photos of the scene where 2 National Guard members were shot near the White House
Photos of the scene where 2 National Guard members were shot near the White House
Two members of the West Virginia National Guard have been shot near the White House. The shooting Wednesday happened at 17th and H Streets NW, just two blocks from the White House. Emergency crews transported two guard members and a suspect, who was also shot, to the hospital. Officers from federal and local agencies, including the Secret Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Washington Metropolitan Police, manned the cordon while helicopters flew overhead and National Guard troops kept watch.
mike bedigan27 November 2025 01:46
More abuses hurled at reporters by White House staffers after DC shootings
White House communications director Steven Cheung bombarded a reporter with profanity following the shooting in Washington, DC.
Jane Mayer, Staff Writer the new Yorker, Calling the incident “tragic and unnecessary”, he said the Guardsmen’s presence was “for political posturing and at what cost”.
In response to the post, Cheung wrote: “Jen, respectfully, silence anyone trying to politicize this tragedy.
“They were protecting DC and trying to make the nation’s capital safe.
“People like you who engage in disgusting behavior lose all credibility. It’s not like you had any to begin with.”
mike bedigan27 November 2025 01:30
WATCH: West Virginia governor releases video update on DC shooting
mike bedigan27 November 2025 01:12
BREAKING: Suspect identified in Washington DC shooting
The suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House has been identified as an Afghan national and officials have released his name.
multiple outlets includingThe Associated Pressreported that the suspect is believed to be Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who entered the US in September 2021 and was living in Washington state.
Authorities were still working to confirm details of his background on Wednesday evening.
mike bedigan27 November 2025 01:02
ICYMI: Pete Hegseth reacts to the firing, confirming that 500 more National Guardsmen will be ordered to DC
mike bedigan27 November 2025 01:00
FBI believes it has identity of suspect: Sources
The FBI believes it has identified the suspect in the shootings of two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C., though is working to confirm details, CNN now reports.
According to the outlet, the man’s ID appears to match a man from Washington state who is believed to have arrived from Afghanistan in 2021.
Officials reportedly took fingerprints of the suspect to determine his name.
mike bedigan27 November 2025 00:40